As NASA selects payloads it plans to fly on commercial lunar landers, companies developing those spacecraft are skeptical any landers will be ready to fly this year, as the agency desires.
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The Pentagon would ask Congress to approve “special temporary authorities” for the secretary of defense to transfer resources from other services to the Department of the Air Force and the Space Force.
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EchoStar wishes it ordered its latest satellite, Jupiter-3, sooner than it did, but won’t seek to play catch up by buying another copy of the satellite in order to meet surging demand for broadband connectivity, executives said Feb. 21.
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At the end of 2018, division chief Clare Grason and her entire satellite communications team at the Defense Information Systems Agency moved over to work in the same capacity under Gen. John (“Jay”) Raymond at the Air Force Space Command (AFSPC).
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As Blue Origin prepares to start flying people on its New Shepard suborbital vehicle, the company’s founder says the altitude the vehicle can reach will put it at an advantage over Virgin Galactic’s SpaceShipTwo.
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The Indonesian communications satellite that is SpaceX’s primary payload for its second Falcon 9 launch this year overcame a change of manufacturers and the loss of a U.S. Ex-Im Bank loan to reach the launch pad.
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Virgin Galactic scrubbed the Feb. 20 flight test for SpaceShipTwo, the air-launched suborbital spaceplane, due to high winds in Mojave, California. The flight test is now scheduled for Friday, Feb. 22.
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The new chair of the House space subcommittee says she’s looking forward to working with the commercial space industry on a number of issues, including oversight of non-traditional space activities.
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A slow start for Eutelsat’s Konnect Africa broadband venture and losses in activities beyond the fleet operator’s core business contributed to a 4.4 percent decline in revenue during the last half of 2018.
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As LeoStella inaugurated the factory that will be used to produce a series of Earth imaging satellites, the joint venture of Thales Alenia Space and Spaceflight Industries continues to look for other customers.
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I am very enthusiastic about a career in space technology and am currently seeking to gain experience in the relevant sciences and engineering. My degrees in Analytical Chemistry and Systems Engineering complement each other and I now wish to expand my knowledge and experience in the space sector.

Education

BEng Systems Engineering, Loughborough University, 2010-2014

The degree covers the systems approach and its application, but also includes electrical engineering and a range of topics relevant to the successful planning and execution of interdisciplinary projects, such as human factors in system design or material properties. The degree also includes a Diploma in Industrial Studies earned through my placement year at ESTEC. Final result: Upper 2nd class honours (67%)

A degree focussed on analytical techniques including considerations such as their fitness for purpose and cost-effectiveness, data processing and statistics. Final result: Master with Distinction (70%)

BSc Chemistry, Loughborough University, 2006-2009

Modules include organic and inorganic chemistry, radiochemistry and physical chemistry.

Work Experience

Young Graduate Trainee at ESTEC (ESA), the Netherlands (September 2012 – September 2013)

Worked as an Analytical Chemist in the Life and Physical Sciences Laboratory
- Established protocols and procedures for a newly acquired liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry (LC-MS) instrument
- Operated, maintained and repaired the system and carried out method development
- Created a number of Excel-based calculators and tools to make the work easier
- Supported other research groups and their activities
- Also attended numerous lectures on ESA’s activities, e.g. ‘lessons learned’ events and a three-day course in spacecraft systems engineering organised by ESA and the University of Southampton.

- Research into carbon nanotubes for use as electrodes in devices such as capacitors
- Worked with minimal supervision on set tasks and the development of my own ideas
- Produced literature reviews, lab scripts and other documents for others to follow

Moderator and supervisor on the staff of a large online browser game community (2007-2010)

- Volunteer position in the online forums as moderator, personnel manager and team supervisor
- Supervisor of a creative workgroup developing new ideas and concepts for the game and community. Directed the group’s efforts and summarised results to pass them on
- Organised duty rosters for team members and helped recruit and train new staff
- Played a key role in dealing with complaints and criticisms of the team, and helped other staff members respond appropriately when they received complaints directly
- Helped to maintain a friendly atmosphere in the forums and in discussion threads

- Assisted in the analytical laboratory by carrying out routine analyses
- Completed a series of teaching experiments, e.g. a flame atomic absorption spectroscopy analysis

Academic Experience

BSc project on the production and durability of photovoltaic modules (2013-2014)

- Studied the effects of production conditions on the long-term stability of solar panels
- Largely independent research, planning and experimental design
- Produced and tested a large number of modules together with other researchers
- The results are to be presented at the 6th World Conference on Photovoltaic Energy Conversion

MSc and BSc projects in the area of X-ray crystallography(2009-2010)

- Investigation of crystal structures using X-ray diffraction and computational methods
- Collected and solved X-ray diffraction data which was published in Acta Crystallographica or contributed to other publications
- Produced dissertations on intermolecular forces and their influence on crystal packing, and on the effects of ligands on crystal structures, based on a literature review and my own results
- Additional voluntary work solving crystal structures to hone my skills. Also tested a new software package, OLEX2, for the department

Voluntary research project in organic synthesis (Summer 2008)

- Synthesis of fluorinated organic compounds with potential medical applications
- Created a database comparing computational and real data to help with the interpretation of NMR spectra obtained from samples

Professional and Personal Skills

IT Systems

- Familiar with Microsoft and Open Office for text or data processing and presentations
- Some experience with MatLab and Mathcad Prime
- Certified LabView Associate Developer (CLAD)

- Combined Cadet Force member for three years, participating in many exercises and courses and helping to train younger cadets. Final Rank: Sergeant
- Part of numerous group projects as part of my degree training and work experience

Professional Membership

- Royal Society of Chemistry, RSC, since 2006
- Institution of Engineering and Technology, IET, since 2011

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